Museum admission fees: impact of charging 2016 survey

This statistic shows the results of a survey into the impact of museums charging general admission fees in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2016. Regarding number of visitors, 22 percent said it had a negative impact while 50 percent said it had no impact at all. Naturally charging admissions had a mostly positive impact on income. For the majority of museums, admissions had little impact on the mix or diversity of visitors, however 24 percent still stated it had a negative impact. In comparison, museums with free general admission stated that it had a positive influence on the diversity of visitors.

Impact of charging for general admissions according to museums in the United Kingdom (UK) as of 2016

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Release date

August 2016

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

March and April 2016

Number of respondents

97 respondents

Special properties

Museums charging for general admission

Supplementary notes

The original wording of the question was as follows: "Please answer each of the following questions based on your experience of, and your perceptions of, the impact of charging for general admissions or specific exhibition admissions".

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